Tonagura!

This anime being a simple childhood love story, is pretty good. It can be great but it lacks some important things in the creativity department. This is not a "must-watch", but it's also not a "not-watch" Tonagura starts out well. A girl's fantasy that went wrong and then the funniness begins. It has good comedy, enough to make you laugh sometimes and it has a bit of drama too. Good, satisfactory story. The art is the main problem here. It wasn't consistently good. Everything looked fine, but just fine and nothing past that. I'm most disappointed by the hairstyles. Most characters don't look very good because ofthat. The violence lacks creativity too. The first two punches are funny, then it begins to loose its magic, but it regains a little afterwards. It's a zigzag of improvement and disappointment. Anyway, all is fair. The art isn't that bad. Only some characters and some animation punchlines were made disappointing. Sounds are okay. Just at the okay limit, nothing to be impressed about and nothing to be depressed about either. The characters give hope to the show and somehow saves it from completely failing. The main boy, Yuuji, is the one that keeps the show good and funny. Supporting characters, Marie her sister, and Hatsune-neechan are there for backup when Yuuji starts to become boring. The other characters are just for story completion. Tonagura is enjoyable, but not so much. Watch it incase you run out of comedy titles.

Ever wanted to find a good rom-com anime that'll make you think, "Hey! That was probably one of the best anime I've ever watched, sad to see that there's no season 2 of it," well look no further, because you won't be definitely thinking that after you've seen this anime. Story: 5/10 Barely any story, it was just basically a "Hey, that happened so let's add on to that!" type anime. It wasn't done that badly, though. The comedy side on this anime is light-hearted, but it happens mostly when Yuuji is being perverted either towards Kazuki or someone else. If this was just a romance anime,I would've voted the story a 2, as it was mostly a one-sided romance anime. Art: 7/10 When I was going to review this anime, I would've thought it was an anime that was made around 2010-2011, but when I looked at the date that it was aired, I was very surprised. The art was above average, with somewhat smooth animation. Sound: 6/10 Soundtracks that play at scenes were average, it wasn't overused. The OP reminds you of a very normal school, romance comedy anime so does the ED. Character: 6/10 I'll just state my sentences on the 4 characters: Yuuji, Kazuki, Marie and Hatsune. Kagura Yuuji, Kazuki's childhood friend, the perverted-type protagonist, which the kind I dislike but an exception for him. He can be serious sometimes, which made me like him as a character. Kazuki Arisaka, Yuuji's childhood friend, the character I hated the most in this anime. Why do I hate her? It's because she can't make her mind up. It's either she hates Yuuji or she loves Yuuji, choose one for fucks sake. On top of that, she makes Yuuji feel bad, by making him think that she likes this person or she likes that person, even though she knows and accepts the feelings she has for Yuuji. Mainly at the last 5 episodes, I felt really pitiful for Yuuji. Kagura Marie, the quiet, yet the type who always punishes her brother for doing indecent actions. She's unsocial, but good friends with Niina. Kazuki Hatsune, the type you would think that would fit best as a princess/queen, because of her elegant speeches, how she does everything perfectly and her nice, kind attitude. Enjoyment: 7/10 Though I disliked a lot of points about this anime, I still managed to enjoy this anime. Would I re-watch this anime? 95% no. Overall: 6/10 Looking for a rom-com title that will kill some time until you find a better one? This anime may be for you.

If there's one thing I definitely did while watching Tonagura!... it was laugh. Throughout the story there has been so much going on in the comedy department; that I consider it a miracle if one does not enjoy this Anime. However, does this Anime have more to offer than it's splendid comedy? Not as much in the story department. There is close to no story going on; and the story that does goes on is as typical as it can get, of course there is also -who wouldn't have guessed it- a child promise and childhood friend to be found. But don't get me wrong; because evencliches like Tonagura can have plenty to offer. For one, it's visuals. It is drawn quite perverted as that is where most humor is based on. So then it is nothing more than your every day Harem/Comedy/Romance anime? So it indeed had nothing more to offer the viewer besides some boobies, panties, main character being knocked out and sexual harassment? You see, the main character is a funny fellow who has the funniest of looks on his face when he sees nudity. Besides that, he is actually a pretty good guy. The reason Tonagura stands out of being a generic harem, is because of this guy. He IS perverted, so when perverted things happen it is more than logical and probably one of the reasons I really enjoyed the series. But of course, just a story with a pervert isn't an exciting one and definitely not one I, nor you, would like to check out. It's like an empty shell. But no worries there, Tonagura! is a 13 episodes having Anime that throws in enjoyment, but also a mediocre story, mediocre artwork and some drama. All that to wrap things up in a package called 'generic comedy/harem'. But take my words as an advice for this Anime when I say it differentiates itself from other comedy/harems by it's excellent use of comedy and character development. And that within the short limits of time (13 episodes) this Anime has made a remarkable memory in my mind. Tonagura! is definitely worth the watch and has, besides humor, also a befitting story going on. Sure it does not stand out on a first look; but it sure as hell is worth your time. Because you know what, this Anime made me smile for days. And whenever I think back of this (same as I had with Midori no Hibi), I laugh. Because this Anime is the vivid laughter of ones day and will -will you decide to watch it- make you too enjoy it and all it's characters (especially the main character) and brighten your day.